Head-Up Guidance System Model 2350 for B737- 800 (NG) developed for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration Version 1.0 Created by: Dietmar Loleit E-Mail: dloleit@t-online.de October 2019 1 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 HGS Installation and Usage 2.1 HGS Installation 2.2 HGS Usage for the B737-800 (NG) 2.2.1 ILS Landing/Approach Considerations Appendix 1 Technical Description Head-Up Guidance System 2 1.0 Introduction This gauge has been developed for FSX Flight Simulator Acceleration. It should also work with FSX SP1/SP2 . The functionality of this gauge is based on the Rockwell Collins HGS which is designed for the B737NG . It works correct for FSX B737-800 models only !! The gauge has been developed as close as possible according to the HGS Pilot Guide from Rockwell Collins for normal operations. For more technical details look at Appendix 1 Technical Description Head-Up Guidance System Functions and displays which are supported and not supported are being defined in chapter 4 (HGS Model/Symbology Matrix ) at Appendix 1 Technical Description Head-Up Guidance System. COPYRIGHTS AND DISCLAIMER This gauge is distributed as a free-ware. All rights are reserved and no part of this package may be duplicated or distributed without the expressed and written consent of the author. The author is not in any way affiliated with the Rockwell Collins Corporation or it's affiliates. All images remains the property of the respective owner. Use this gauge at your own risk. The author cannot be held responsible for any damages, directly or indirectly, caused by the use of this free ware. 3 2.0 HGS Installation and Usage 2.1 HGS Installation The installation is very simple. 1. Unzip the the file B737HGS2350.zip to a folder of your choice. 2. Replace your current panel folder for the B737-800 standard MS aircraft by the new panel folder out of the zip file. Before backup your current panel folder to a folder of your choice. Thats it ! Note: You will find a folder called STD_MS_faulty_gauge_file. It includes the fixed bugs for the standard panel gauges. Pls look at the ReadMe in this folder for more info . The panel folder for this HGS addon includes the fixed B737 gauges already. 4 Basic Testing The new panel folder includes 3 panel.cfg files. - One file is called just panel.cfg. This file contains the standard B737- 800 .cfg entries. - The second file is called HGS_Win_panel.cfg. This file contains the HGS gauge entries and .cfg changes for the HGS gauge to be displayed on the standard B737 2D panel. - The third file is called HGS_FS_panel.cfg. This file contains HGS gauge only displayed in full screen mode on the 2D panel. This may be the first choice selection for users flying with the VC only. Note: To use the HGS gauge for a B737-800 addon model ( POSKY for example) with addon entries for other gauges, look inside the HGS panel.cfg files to identify the additional entries and changes for the HGS gauge. They are marked with a line like this : //**********New Entry... ********* For the full screen format ( FS mode ) it is just a replacement of all 2D gauges by the new re-named HGS_FS_panel.cfg. For a simple initial test after you have inserted the new panel folder do this: Test 1 : Start FSX,select the B737-800, select a airport of your choice, and click Fly Now ! You should see just the normal standard B737-800 presentation for the 2D and for the VC. 5 Test 2 : Close FSX. Re-name your standard panel.cfg to MS_panel.cfg. Rename the existing file HGS_Win_panel.cfg to panel.cfg. Start FSX,select the B737,select a airport of your choice which includes ILS/Localizer capabilities, and click Fly Now ! Click on the new icon as shown below, or just hit the key 1 on your key board to turn on the HGS display. Select the corresponding ILS/LOC frequency for the RWY your are sitting on, and you should see the HGS display as shown below, which is the ground roll (GRO) screen. 6 Test 3 : Close FSX. Re-name your panel.cfg back to HGS_Win_panel.cfg, and re-name the file HGS_FS_panel.cfg now to panel.cfg. Start FSX,select the B737,select a airport of your choice which includes ILS/Localizer capabilities, and click Fly Now ! Select the 2D view and hit the key 1 on your key board to turn on the HGS display. Select the corresponding ILS/LOC frequency for the RWY your are sitting on, and you should see the HGS display as shown below, which is the ground roll (GRO) screen. NOTE: I strongly recommend to read the next chapter too before start flying. 7 2.2 HGS Usage for the B737- 800 (NG) This HGS 2350 gauge is dedicated for a B737-800 model in FSX only ! It can be the standard MS B737-800 model or any other addon B737 model as long as it follows the B737-800 model design specs. The gauge is a fixed positioned window for the 2D panel presentation and can not be displayed/activated for the VC panel. In order to use the HGS gauge for a VC only usage, the HGS can be used on a 2D panel view in a full screen presentation. In order to keep the gauge always on a fix position, the view commands for left/right/back have been blocked too. The fixed position for the gauge is essential for the correct display for the different flight phases, and on the ground. The HGS can be turned ON/OFF by pressing the key 1 on the keyboard, or to click on the icon button as shown above ( marked red ) on the main panel. The gauge includes click spots to display the modes AUTO, PRI, APP, RO, and GRO. In order to test the different screens do this: Click on PRI do select the PRI mode to ON, AUTO goes OFF. To select the next sub display e.g. APP, click AUTO and as next APP, and so on. The different displays can be activated for test purposes. If you click AUTO to OFF the other sub displays are blocked. In AUTO mode the gauge displays will be activated according to the flight configurations. For more info see below. If you re-name the HGS_FS_panel.cfg into panel.cfg the HGS will be displayed within the normal B737 2D panel in full screen presentation like this: By default AUTO is ON as indicated on the top left corner. On this panel view the HGS can be turned ON/OFF by pressing the key 1 on the keyboard. The gauge includes four additional key functions assigned to Key 2 to Key 5. In order to display the different modes for testing . 8 Key 2 : Turns AUTO OFF and shown PRI mode on ground, or the PRI mode if in flight ( HSI symbols are now displayed). Key 3 : Turns AUTO OFF and shown the APP mode display if the aircraft is on ground. Key 4 : Turns AUTO OFF and shown the RO mode display if the aircraft is on ground. Key 5 : Turns AUTO OFF and shown the GRO mode display if the aircraft is on ground. To go back to AUTO, press Key 1 twice. This will turn the display OFF and ON again. If you want to fly with the PRI mode for all flight phases press Key 2 and the PRI screen will always be displayed. Note: All the above described functions are for test only and are not relevant for the normal operations which is always the AUTO mode. The text AUTO, APP, RO, and GRO on the top left corner is just a gauge info display to indicate the mode in which the gauge is being. The detailed descriptions for the different modes see Appendix1 . Auto Mode functionality By default the HGS gauge will be activated always in AUTO mode. The the ground roll (GRO) display mode will be shown: - if the aircraft is on ground, - if flaps setting is between null and 10°. The primary (PRI) display mode will be shown: -if the aircraft is off the ground ( in flight ), - if flaps setting is between null and 10°. The approach (APP) display mode will be shown : - if the aircraft is off the ground ( in flight ), - if flaps setting is between between 15° and 45°. - If the gear is down, The roll out (RO) display mode will be shown : - if the aircraft is on ground, - if flaps setting is between 15° and 45°. 9 If AUTO mode is turned OFF and PRI is selected for all flight phases, the primary mode display is always being shown, however on the ground the Ground Roll (GRO) display will be shown. IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions) Approach. Autopilot/Flight Director approaches. The IMC mode is an alternate approach mode primarily intended for Autopilot Flight Director approaches. The IMC mode provides approach symbology in the same format as the AIII approach mode. This mode will be activated and displayed if TO/GA is set. VMC (Visual Meteorological Conditions) Approach. Visual approaches. The VMC mode is intended for visual approach operations. No Flight Director or HGS guidance is displayed. The VMC mode is intended to enhance the visual approach operation by allowing the pilot to establish and maintain the aircraft on the proper glide path to the runway without reference to a ground based landing system like ILS. In a VMC mode approach, Flight Path is used to control the approach to the runway visually. This mode will be activated and displayed if no ILS/LOC frequency is selected or available. 10 2.2.1 ILS Landing/Approach Considerations In order to make sure that the flight path symbol points correct to the runway touch down zone (TDZE) and to keep the constant angle glide path of 3° ( 300 ft/nm ) the landing speed must be adjusted accordingly depending on the flaps setting and the gross weight of the aircraft. The HGS approach display allows you, by using the manual speed control via the throttle function, to select the appropriate speed. At the HGS approache display you will see the throttle caret which represents the current engine power in terms of being constant, increases or decreases. The caret is closely coupled to the flight path symbol and both symbols are related also to the 3° dotted reference line. On a ideal ILS AIII approach the center of the flight path symbol is crossed by the the 3° reference line and shows the ideal touch down zone on the runway. This can be achieved if you turn off the auto throttle function on the autopilot and control manually the landing speed. In order to do so, just keep the throttle caret always aligned short below the 3° reference line as shown in the pic below: The speed shown on the pic above is ground speed GS133 kt, IAS 128 kt and the vertical speed -709 VS . The aircraft configuration is: Flaps setting 30, Gross Weight 108886 lbs. The flight path symbol points exact to the touch down zone of the runway. 11 On the pic below you see a ground speed of GS 174 kt, a IAS of 169 kt and a vertical speed of -945 VS. The aircraft configuration however is: Flaps setting 15, and the Gross Weight is 152 000 lbs. All you have to do for different aircraft configurations and weight, is to take over the speed control manually and keep the throttle caret short below the 3° reference line. The HGS gauge allows you to use and adjust the landing speed always correct to meet the landing zone of the runway regardless of the weight and flaps setting of the aircraft. Thats it ! You are now ready to fly with this new sophisticated cockpit display at the mode you like best. Note: Be aware about the correct flaps settings for the different flight flight phases. If you approach the runway with flaps being up, you will see the PRI mode in flight screen which allows you to land too. However with none standard reference parameter for speed and glide slope angle. Appendix 1 Technical Description Head-Up Guidance System See attached PDF Document 12